ICE Director Homan talks immigration enforcement, public relations

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thomas Homan, a native of West Carthage, was named acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January by President Donald Trump. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thomas Homan, a native of West Carthage, was named acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January by President Donald Trump.

Jay Cost: President Trump, be the president

Since he was sworn in as the 45th president, Mr. Trump has gotten into a spat with the media over the size of his inaugural crowd, was disrespectful toward the prime minister of Australia, took to Twitter to insult a federal judge, drew a moral equivalence between the United States and Russia, and called out Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka Trump’s clothing line. This kind of behavior is unbecoming of the president of the United States.

Trump’s Mexico wall delights his flock

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is taking steps toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall was welcome news for voters who say they’re glad he is following through on one of his biggest campaign promises. Trump’s renewed vow Wednesday to seize control of the border hit close to home for Peggy Davis, whose cattle ranch near Tombstone, Arizona, is about 25 miles north of the border.

Trump inaugural puts artists in quandary

Several months ago, before the presidential election, San Francisco poet and author Dean Rader found himself engaged in a philosophical debate with some of his fellow poets: If Donald Trump were to win the presidency, and if he asked one of them to compose a poem to be read at the inauguration, would they do it? On the one hand, none of them supported Trump for the presidency. Rader didn’t know many politically conservative poets, in general, and his friends found the prospect of Trump’s election to be “terrifying” and offensive.